all the ugly and wonderful things by bryn greenwood

Where do I even start? This book takes subject matter that on the surface is so vile, and presents it in such a way that it becomes more nuanced and complex than you could ever imagine.Įight-year-old Wavy Quinn lives in the rural Midwest with her abusive meth addicted parents and little hope for escape from her awful life. Top Ten Hottest Reads of 2016 - New York Daily Newsīest Books of 2016 - St. A powerful novel you won’t soon forget, Bryn Greenwood's All the Ugly and Wonderful Things challenges all we know and believe about love.ģ1 Books Bringing the Heat this Summer - Bustle When tragedy rips Wavy's family apart, a well-meaning aunt steps in, and what is beautiful to Wavy looks ugly under the scrutiny of the outside world. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.īy the time Wavy is a teenager, her relationship with Kellen is the only tender thing in a brutal world of addicts and debauchery. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident.

Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Second Place Goodreads Best Fiction of 2016Ī beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.Īs the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Book of the Month Club 2016 Book of the Year A New York Times and USA Today bestseller

All the ugly and wonderful things by bryn greenwood